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| package org.apache.felix.dm.runtime.api; |
| |
| import java.util.Dictionary; |
| |
| /** |
| * When a Component is annotated with a DM "Component" annotation with a "factoryName" attribute, a corresponding |
| * ComponentFactory is registered in the OSGi service registry with a @link {@link ComponentFactory#FACTORY_NAME} |
| * servie property with the Component "factoryName" value. |
| * |
| * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a> |
| */ |
| public interface ComponentFactory { |
| /** |
| * Instantiates a Component instance. Any properties starts with a "." are considered as private. Other properties will be |
| * published as the component instance service properties (if the component provides a services). |
| * @param conf the properties passed to the component "configure" method which is specified with the "configure" attribute |
| * of the @Component annotation. |
| * @return the component instance. |
| */ |
| ComponentInstance newInstance(Dictionary<String, ?> conf); |
| } |
